Families of Korean War Missing Soldiers Still Seeking Answers

U.S. soldier James H. Elliott, who disappeared while on patrol one night in August 1950 during the Korean War.

For sixty years, Jorja Elliott-Reyburn has lived without a clear idea of what happened to her father, a U.S. soldier who disappeared during the Korean War.

Recent U.S. government reports about failings in defense department efforts to establish what happened to around 8,000 US soldiers missing from the Korean War have provided a fresh blow to families of servicemen still missing, including Ms. Elliott-Reyburn’s family.

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